Film-holder.



. F. W. PRATT 'FIL'M HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2!, I915.

Patented July 31,1917.

INVENTOR F I a F i WITNESSES Y ATTORNEY FBEDERIC -W. PRATT, OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

FILM-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application and September 21, 1915. Serial No. 51,904.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERIC W. PRATT, citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residin at Vancouver, in the Province of Britis Columbia and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Film-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to article holders and more particularly to an improved album or folder constructed from a single sheet of material designed for holding films or negatives and prints developed therefrom. L An object of the invention is to provide a novel means whereby the negatives or films may beheld at the four corners and thus maintained perfectly fiat and rigid and in such assembled relation as to be individually viewed with facility and ease.

A further object of the invention is to provide a means for holding the films, whereinfif desired, a particular film or negative may be readily removed and replaced,

before and subsequent to printing, without.

necessitating a. lengthy search prior to such action.

The above and additional objects are ac complished by such means as are illustrated in their preferred embodiment in" the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claim which is appended hereto and forms a part of this application. I

In describing my erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved album or folder, the cover 'flap being partly broken away; and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the detail construction or formation of the film retaining tongues.

Before proceeding with 'a description of the drawin I desire to call particular attention to t e fact that while I have evolved my invention with reference to its use as an album or folder for photographic negatives of films, the same, if desired, may be utilized as a means for holding developed negatives or prints.

. Referring now to the drawings by numerals, 1- designates the cover flap, 2 the fla-p next-adjacent the said cover flap, 3 the flap invention in detail refof which the flap 2 is a part and 4, 5, 6 and 7 the dupllcate negative or film holding flaps which, taken in connectionwith the flaps 1, 2 and 3 constitute the device of my invention as herein claimed.

Retaining tongues 8 are formed, one adacent each of the respective four corners of the flaps 4, 5, 6 and 7 that aphotographic film or negative 9 may be arranged therebeneath and thus held for view. Each of the mentioned tongues 8 is laterally offset that the film or negative may bearranged therebeneath with facility and ease. Retaining strips or tabs 11 are likewise formed at the respective four corners of the mentioned tongues, the said tabs being adapted to hold, like the tongues 8, a film or negative for view. Through the arran ement above noted it 1s evident that two fi ms or negatives may be held by each fia-p, each of the mentioned films being placed face to face and against the fiaps that either may bev viewed wlthout detachment therefrom. A

A pocket 12 is formed interiorly of the flap 2 that the developed films or prints may be retained or held. The inner surface ofthe flap 3 may be delineated with descriptive matter such as hints to amateurs or analogous useful information.

' As stated, the retaining tongues are ofi'set laterally with respect to the flaps 4, 5, 6 and .7 that the films or negatives may be viewed 3 completely embracing the flaps 4, 5, 6 and 7 1n a'mlnlmum of space as shown to advantags in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

It will be understood that the above de-' scription and accompanyin drawings com- Patented July 31, 1917.

flaps, one tab adjacent each of the mentioned prehend only the genera and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement ofparts may be made within the scope of-the appended claim. and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my inven tion, what I claim as new and desire to 5 secure by Letters Patent, is:-

A fihn holding device comprising a strip I folded over 'and over into a. plurality of film holding flaps, cover flaps of a. size to inclose the film holding flaps when 'folded, 10 pairs of substantially-diagonal slits being provided at the corners of the film-holding flaps, said slits being of arcuate formation with the eonvexed portion of each pair of slits adjaeent'each other, whereby the films may be placed at opposite sides of 15 a. flap and their corners inserted through the slits thereby defining a connecting portion across the'corners of one film, and and a curved tab covering the corners of the otherfilm at the opposite side of the flap.

In testimon whereof I aflix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

FREDERIC W2 PRATT.

- Witnesses Tnoms Dnvrs, Wmrmm F. Mocommm. 

